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The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Creator:: Stone, Vesna Grace
Abstract:: Food insecurity is a widely researched global public health issue, but students in higher education are frequently omitted from the data and are not widely recognized as a population that faces hunger. This thesis explores the college student population in relation to food insecurity and, in particular, their attempt to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Low-income weatherization: practical and policy limitations to increasing services in rural Oregon

Creator:: Hammond, D'Anne
Abstract:: This essay examines the low-income weatherization program in rural Oregon, shedding light on difficulties in increasing weatherization services to low-income rural households. This essay also identifies policy limitations. There are strict rules in place for utilizing Department of Energy weatherization funding and some of these rules are likely to make...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPROVED: Mark Edwards, representing Sociology Lori Cramer, representing Sociology Leslie Richards

Preschooler's perceptions of a patio garden

Creator:: Upington, Deborah A.
Abstract:: This study sought to fill a void in research literature supporting Attention Restoration Theory (ART) and the beneficial effects of exposure to natural, green spaces. The literature predominantly discusses studies with adult and older child participants, finding that exposure to natural environments often produces an attention-restoring effect. ART has been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

Creator:: Harmon, Bethany J.
Abstract:: Past research on Head Start has focused on child outcomes, yet Head Start services also target the behaviors of parents. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (FFCW), the current study examined the effect of Head Start on mother (n = 3,575) and father (n = 1,812)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Father Involvement. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Richard

Impact of parental divorce on delingquent behavior and psychosocial development in early adolescents : the moderating effects of social support, self-esteem, and locus of control

Creator:: Olszewski, Mary Elizabeth
Abstract:: Research has shown that stress is related to negative physical and psychological changes among adults. Compared to the large body of literature on stress among adults, research on the effects of life stress among children and adolescents is relatively sparse. There is evidence, however, that stressful life events are related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: into the research process. Thank you Dr. David Philbrick, Dr. Leslie Richards, and Dr. Alan Sugawara

Stress among working women : an examination of family structure, occupational status, and workplace relationships

Creator:: Schmiege, Cynthia J.
Abstract:: Since the industrial revolution, work and family have been viewed as separate spheres, with women relegated to the family sphere. With the advent of women into the paid labor force, few studies have considered the potentially complex context of women's work and family experiences. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this research project. I would like to thank my other committee members, Leslie Richards and

"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Creator:: Watson, Annaliese
Abstract:: Haiti's political and economy history has led to a maternity care system that lies out of reach, geographically and financially, of most Haitians, resulting in excessively high maternal and infant mortality. The most common birth practitioners are homebirth midwives (matwòns), who attend roughly three-fourths of all births in Haiti (UNICEF),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Parenting behaviors : a content analysis of TV family situation comedies

Creator:: Bundy, Kaarre A.
Abstract:: Parent-characters in televised family programs set examples for viewers who may re-enact their behaviors with real children. This study attempts to determine how much "desirable" and "undesirable" behavior is modeled on these shows, and whether the behaviors are coupled with responses that might encourage or discourage viewer adoption of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ! To Leslie Richards, who served as a member of my graduate committee.Thank you especially for your

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Creator:: Littke, Amanda L.
Abstract:: Novelist Toni Morrison is well-known for using the concept she calls rememory, or the process of actively revisiting and reconstructing a cultural past. Many critics agree that Morrison uses rememory in a strategic way, so that it provides sturdy framework for a larger discussion of issues of race, class, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: emphasizing the importance of respect, Dr. Leslie Richards – for kindly becoming part of my wonderful, all

Oregon Klanswomen of the I 920s: A Study of Tribalism, Gender, and Women's Power

Creator:: Rielly Thorson, Wendy P.
Abstract:: The fraternal order of the KKK, originally founded in the 1860s, reemerged in 1915, to present itself as an organization committed to the Cause - a dangerous reactionary political ideology to protect white, native born, Protestant, middle class values from all outsiders. Concomitantly, the Ladies of the Invisible Empire (LOTIE5)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Low-income weatherization: practical and policy limitations to increasing services in rural Oregon

Preschooler's perceptions of a patio garden

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

Impact of parental divorce on delingquent behavior and psychosocial development in early adolescents : the moderating effects of social support, self-esteem, and locus of control

Stress among working women : an examination of family structure, occupational status, and workplace relationships

"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Parenting behaviors : a content analysis of TV family situation comedies

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Oregon Klanswomen of the I 920s: A Study of Tribalism, Gender, and Women's Power

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